Cinnamon Tea – Cookie and Kate

Let’s heat up with a mug of cinnamon tea! Cinnamon tea (té de canela in Spanish) has develop into my drink of alternative throughout cool climate. It’s scorching and properly spicy however not overwhelmingly so. Cinnamon’s inherent sweetness makes it a well-balanced drink. Plus, it makes the home scent wonderful.

In case you benefit from the spice consider masala chai tea, you’ll love cinnamon tea, and it’s really easy to make. Make your drink creamy with a splash of milk, or sweeten it with honey should you’d like. I like mine plain or with a splash of heavy cream, relying on my temper.

This cinnamon tea is caffeine-free, so it’s excellent for sipping previous midday. My husband and I’ve gotten into the behavior of sipping cinnamon tea after our daughter goes to mattress, which is a stunning method to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

In addition to tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a method to potentially improve blood sugar levels and decrease insulin resistance. Given the chance, cinnamon tea could supply advantages to diabetics and girls with PCOS. If decreasing blood sugar is your aim, it’s greatest to keep away from including sweeteners like sugar or honey to your drink, which can have the other impact.

Cinnamon can also be very excessive in polyphenol antioxidants, which can assist your physique struggle off free radicals. Its anti-inflammatory properties might help enhance ldl cholesterol. Plus, it’s antibacterial and antifungal. I’m not a nutritionist, however cinnamon positive feels like a winner!

Kinds of Cinnamon

Whenever you learn concerning the potential health benefits of cinnamon consumption, take into account which kind is referenced. Make your cinnamon tea with Ceylon cinnamon, in any other case often known as “true cinnamon” or cinnamomum verum. Consuming massive quantities of different sorts of cinnamon, particularly Cassia cinnamon, could harm the liver and enhance the danger of bleeding.

You possibly can attempt making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you have got at house, however should you begin ingesting it commonly, please change to Ceylon cinnamon sticks. I purchase organic Ceylon cinnamon sticks from Frontier Co-op on Amazon.

Learn how to Make Cinnamon Tea

Whereas this recipe is easy, how lengthy you simmer (and steep) the tea is surprisingly essential. I made cinnamon tea again and again to search out the tactic that yields the most effective outcomes with the purest cinnamon taste.

Multiply the recipe as wanted—for every cup of water, embody one cinnamon stick.

1. In a saucepan, mix the water and cinnamon stick(s). Cowl the pan so the water doesn’t evaporate. Deliver the combination to a hearty simmer over medium warmth. 
2. Cut back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, coated. In case you simmer any longer, the tea tastes flat and turns a uninteresting brown coloration.
3. Take away the pot from the warmth and let it steep for 10 minutes. Cinnamon releases a big quantity of taste because it cools.
4. Pour the combination by means of a mesh strainer into your mug. Take pleasure in whereas heat, or chill it for as much as 4 days (reheat or get pleasure from it chilly). 

Shortcut Possibility

This shortcut methodology is tremendous straightforward. The draw back is that it makes use of twice as a lot cinnamon.

1. Deliver one cup water to a boil, then pour it over two cinnamon sticks in a mug.
2. Let the cinnamon steep for 10 minutes earlier than sipping or including cream (it turns into spicier because it cools, and desires time to chill to a protected temperature anyway). You possibly can rigorously take away the cinnamon sticks at this level in the event that they hassle you, however I normally go away them there.

That’s it!

Watch Learn how to Make Cinnamon Tea

Cinnamon Tea Variations

Listed below are a couple of scrumptious spins on cinnamon tea.

• Make it candy: Stir in honey, maple syrup, or sugar, to style. Whereas I get pleasure from my tea unsweetened, cinnamon and honey is a match made in heaven.
• Make it creamy: Add a splash of half-and-half, cream, entire milk or every other plain creamer that you simply get pleasure from.
• Make it additional spicy: Add a few entire cloves, or a cardamom pod. You possibly can additionally attempt thinly sliced recent ginger or turmeric.
• Make it citrusy: Steep your tea with a pair skinny slices of orange or lemon.
• Make it caffeinated: When you’ve eliminated the pot from the warmth, steep black or inexperienced tea for the size of time supplied on the package deal. Or go rogue with the idea and check out including a cinnamon stick with your cup of scorching espresso (I adore it).
• Take pleasure in it chilly: This tea is good over ice as nicely. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate it for later.

Cinnamon Tea Notes

• Anticipate the depth of your tea to fluctuate a bit from batch to batch. Some cinnamon sticks weigh greater than others (mine vary from 4 to 7 grams) and a few inherently appear to have stronger taste than others.
• Some recipes counsel reusing your cinnamon sticks, however I don’t suggest it. They lose a big quantity of taste every time they’re used. They take a very long time to air dry, and I fearful about mould or micro organism rising whereas moist.

Extra Drinks to Heat You Up

In case you get pleasure from this cinnamon tea, take a look at these warming drinks. Browse more drinks here.

Please let me understand how you want your cinnamon tea within the feedback! I really like listening to from you.

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